| FREDTHOMPSON | Actor and 2008 presidential candidate |
| RONPAUL | 1988 and 2008 presidential candidate |
| MCCAIN | 2008 presidential candidate |
| OBAMA | 2008 presidential candidate |
| MEDICARE | 2008 Presidential debate issue |
| IRAQWAR | 2008 presidential debate subject |
| JOHNMCCAIN | 2008 presidential also-ran |
| NOBAMA | 2008 presidential WW8" coinage |
| YESWECAN | 2008 presidential campaign slogan |
| IFILL | Reporter Gwen who moderated a 2008 presidential campaign debate |
| JOETHEPLUMBER | Personality who came to symbolize Middle America during the 2008 presidential campaign: 3 wds. |
| TEAPARTY | American political movement that emerged from Ron Paul's 2008 presidential primary campaign |
| NADER | Unsuccessful presidential candidate in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 |
| KEYES | Alan __ (presidential candidate in 1996, 2000, and 2008) |
| PALIN | Governor of Alaska and 2008 US Republican Vice Presidential candidate, Sarah ... |
| BENAINSLIE | English sailor and three-times Olympic gold medallist, in the Laser class in 2000 and the Finn class in 2004 and 2008 |
| PENN | Best Actor winner of 2003 and 2008 |
| STOOR | Fredrik ..... , 2008 Sweden and 2008-11 Fulham defender (5) |
| KUCINICH | Also-ran in the 2004 and 2008 Democratic Presidential primaries |
| GLOCK | Timo ....., 2004 and 2008-12 F1 driver for Jordan, Toyota, Virgin and Marussia (5) |
